Posts from the 'Hardcore' section

The Dave Palumbo Diet

The Dave Palumbo Diet Who’s following the Dave Palumbo diet? The following has been followed for 5 days now and for around a 5-6 pounds loss… fat and water weight. A sample of this diet is below: MEAL #1 5 whole eggs (OMEGA-3 EGGS ); add another 4 egg whites to this MEAL #2 SHAKE: 50g Whey Protein [...]

The Power Diet

by J-Rock As much as powerlifting differs from bodybuilding, nutritional guidelines for each of these are just as diverse as the sport itself. While both sports have a lot of similarities in the lifts and training themselves (as well as personal preferences as far as training is performed), there are just as many differences in [...]

Want To Have Some Monster Calves?

Calves can be one of the most challenging bodyparts to train and most people don’t put sufficient intensity, mental focus, or effort into building a great set of calves.Bodybuilding Legend Boyer Coe who possessed one of the best sets of calves in bodybuilding was asked once how he built his calves so big?  Boyer answered, [...]

Add 2 Inches to Your Arms

Your Goal: Bigger Arms Your Time: 24 Minutes Unless you can complete a set of five chinups and eight dips, you should limit exercises that isolate your arms, such as biceps curls and triceps extensions. “”Your arms will grow best when you focus on the basics,”” says Kelly Baggett, a certified personal trainer with the [...]

Mass with Class

By Lee Labrada The saying that “bigger is better” is one that is deeply ingrained in the psyche of many of today’s bodybuilders. In today’s competitive arena, muscle size is king. Most bodybuilders refer to muscle size simply as “mass.” And “mass” has become the currency of bodybuilding. The more mass a bodybuilder has, the [...]

Supplements

The Truth About Supplements Use them right, and you’ll reach your goals without risking your health. Here are eight we like–and five we don’tBy: Rehan Jalali I study and write about supplements for a living, so I’m a combination of a professional skeptic and a personal enthusiast. I won’t touch something unless I have good [...]

What Are Super/Straight/Drop/Circuit Sets?

Gain Strength and muscle with the right combination of sets and reps By: Scott Quill Try Something New   You’ve been told to listen to your body, learn its idiosyncrasies, embrace it like a friend. Don’t buy it. You can listen and learn, sure, but forget the friendly stuff. When it comes to muscle, you need [...]

10 Dangerous Pitfalls to Progress

10 Dangerous Pitfalls to Progress Putting on muscle is easy if you have the know-how and combine it with hard work. But even if you have the right training program and work hard, staying on course can be challenging at times. There’s a pitfall at every corner of the gym, waiting for both the complacent [...]

What the Makers of Cortisol Won’t Tell You

What the Makers of Cortisol Won’t Tell You                     by T. Incledon By now you must have heard thousands of times how cortisol (C) is catabolic and will break down all your hard-earned muscle. You might even be using various drugs or supplements to suppress cortisol release in the hopes that perhaps this will help you [...]

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